My husband assures me it's not possible to rig a World Cup Game. I said, "really."

5:34 pm July 8, 2014

Codfish wrote:

Watching from New Zealand...waiting for the inevitable final whistle to seal the hosts' fate.

If the Dutch can get in over Argentina it will be an all European final - who would have imagined that, given all the South American teams in the last 16?

5:35 pm July 8, 2014

Jim wrote:

This is what the Journal piece on goalkeeping pointed to: Brazil has a weak defense. With Neyermeyer out, its offense is stuck too.

5:37 pm July 8, 2014

Amerikaner wrote:

Makes the USA team seem respectable, in contrast.

5:39 pm July 8, 2014

Dick wrote:

Can't they just end this thing? Like a mercy killing?

5:39 pm July 8, 2014

gopallal shrestha wrote:

7goal now what happend ? Iam affrid from brazilian .how we safe land for them?its first record in world cup history.but

5:42 pm July 8, 2014

Anonymous wrote:

I think the Brazilian gov't made a lot of money today

5:47 pm July 8, 2014

Lize wrote:

Really waiting for final whistle to go and the beer will flow

5:50 pm July 8, 2014

True Honesty wrote:

Germany succeeded in spelling the word/country BRAZIL with 6 goals. Plus, a bonus and Brazil clawed back the bonus/7th goal. Well done to Germany and our Commiserations to Brazil, the host nation. Haven't kept up much with the World Cup matches but kept an eye on this one tonight whilst busy with other things! Where was Neymar when you needed him?

(By the way, please delete the German comments containing the word "Abschaum". It means "scum", and I feel ashamed that there are German assholes out there who feel the need to insult a whole country that has been such a great host for this Soccer World Championship and a very good team, too.)

5:54 pm July 8, 2014

A_Guy_In_San_Jose wrote:

I thought Brazillians are bad this time but never think they are so worthless.

5:55 pm July 8, 2014

abir wrote:

whole bangladesh crying outputs with brazillan supporters....made all the jersey from bangladesh garments. think about those workers who made all jersey of. my heart is broke... From BANGLADESH

6:03 pm July 8, 2014

J. Murray wrote:

Looks like the Germans let Brazil have that one in extra time because they felt bad at what they just did to Brazil.

You Selecao, the whole team is good for nothing .Regret supporting you. Scholari, you have created a group of clowns who struggled against Croatia, Mexico and Columbia.

6:09 pm July 8, 2014

mdv wrote:

You Selecao, the whole team is good for nothing . I have been very, very stupid to support you guys ever since 1980. Useless nuts. Regret supporting you. Scholari, you have created a group of clowns who struggled against Croatia, Mexico and Columbia.

Has any one thought this game was a fix, why on earth would a team stand around in a semi final of a world cup and throw the game away.
How much did they get paid to lose this game???

6:17 pm July 8, 2014

Ted Cruz wrote:

I will express my opinion on that cconsitutional crack pot Mark Levin's show this evening.

6:19 pm July 8, 2014

sj wrote:

Re brazil vs germany:

How much to throw a game away these days????
Brazilian players standing around waiting for a bus????!!!!!!
hope u got paid well guys!

6:24 pm July 8, 2014

US Expat in Europe wrote:

Finally. Brazil shown for the hollow shell. The Bundeslega working as a team.

6:25 pm July 8, 2014

bvis wrote:

Boom.

6:25 pm July 8, 2014

Kenneth Johnson wrote:

Olaaa-Ola-Ola-Olaaa! Brasil...Brasil!

6:32 pm July 8, 2014

aaa wrote:

this game was an obvious fix.brazil players looked like amateurs.
it remind me of the 2014 superbowl.
sports are controlled by the bookies.players are just actors.

6:40 pm July 8, 2014

DJ wrote:

Congratulations Germany! Brazil as a team is joke; If the referees don't help them, they are nothing!

6:41 pm July 8, 2014

Anonymous wrote:

are these the next flock of illegals ?

6:48 pm July 8, 2014

William Nazaret wrote:

I watched the game at a working-middle class joint in Sao Paulo. I am american. What a spectacle.

This Brazilian team got this far in the tournament on the basis of the draw and the luck of the tournament.

Today they got what they deserve, a clean ass beating. Neymar (who is a media sensation but still to prove a Messi sensation) or no Neymar this brazilian team's shortcomings were too obvious to ignore.

7:04 pm July 8, 2014

Davide wrote:

Germany did not defeat Brazil. It defeated "Brazil", a crippled team missing its key players. Several people, myself included, had therefore predicted a few days ago that Germany would easily "win" by a lopsided score of about 10 to 0. I know most people only care about the final score, but I suspect that even they will later on derive little satisfaction from a meaningless "victory". More generally, that is true in virtually all sports, where the relative quality of teams is known in advance, based on dozens or hundreds of contests, and the final championships, where scoring differences usually fall within the statistical range of a team's playing history, are mainly for entertainment.

7:08 pm July 8, 2014

Adalberto Queiroz wrote:

My dear WSJ Readers &
The best team won.
Our Brazilian "Seleção" lives a nightmare.
It's impossible to win without discipline and a real collaboration.
Marketing and psychologist don't won games.
Teamwork, strategy and disciplined collaboration - that's the name of the game.
Congrats, German team.
Sorry about, dear Brazilian fellows, I am very sad too...
Me too, I am too ashamed.
Best Regards,
Betohttp://trabalharjuntos.blogspot.com.br

7:16 pm July 8, 2014

Deconstructor wrote:

Not to worry, based on the accepted practice of re-norming the scores, Brazil will advance to the final. Clearly they are more deserving and the Germans are uniformly evil. Oh, and in another news flash, the current US President has been named referee for the final match. Assuming that it doesn't interfere with golf, that will ensure that things go as they should.

7:19 pm July 8, 2014

WOW! wrote:

That's more goals than were scored in all other World Cup games...combined...over the past century!

7:20 pm July 8, 2014

DJ wrote:

DANKE Germany! Brazil you should have faced Colombia without a pay-out. Carballo you should be stripped off of your "Referee" badge. Danke Germany, danke schoen!

7:30 pm July 8, 2014

Warren wrote:

This reminds me of some of our Superbowl games where two presumably closely matched teams play and the result is a complete blow out for one of them..like last year when Denver got trounced 43-8 by Seattle. Happens all the time..

7:35 pm July 8, 2014

Max Mustermann wrote:

Deutsche Qualität!

7:36 pm July 8, 2014

Bob wrote:

Deutschland siegt in allen Fronten

7:45 pm July 8, 2014

Mark Dennett wrote:

Just goes to show how great a goalie the US has. This could have easily been the score of the US game. Go Tim!

7:49 pm July 8, 2014

Douglas Profenius wrote:

Crazy game.

7:58 pm July 8, 2014

Herr Meister wrote:

Argentina cannot pay its bills, only to be revealed it cannot play soccer

11:57 pm July 8, 2014

shankar wrote:

Brazil annihilated.., i am sad..

2:32 am July 9, 2014

Chris wrote:

Germany played as a team n didn't solely depend on any single or two superstar player.thats what football is about - team

4:40 am July 9, 2014

KWIZEERA EMMANUEL wrote:

BRAZIL
YOU REALY DESERVED IT LET GERMANY ALSO SELEBRAT

5:26 am July 9, 2014

Amyn wrote:

Brazil debacle==Is this the biggest disaster and national embarrassment in any sports history at this level of competition?

5:40 am July 9, 2014

wasay noor shikh wrote:

wow.the germany is my love term(: and brazil is bad term
):

8:02 am July 9, 2014

Anonymous wrote:

Brasil,has nothing to be ashamed of. They won the most world cups in history and will be back. They have a very young great team. Losing Neymar didn't help.

8:10 am July 9, 2014

Anonymous wrote:

Germany. A bunch if NAZIS!!!

9:43 am July 9, 2014

Mark wrote:

Brazil giving up after 23 minutes? Is this how the most passionate soccer country in the world really plays this sport? No different than all of the fake injuries and crying to the officials... it's a baby's game, and this display proves it... yet another definitive reason that this will never be a big time sport in the U.S. (this, and not enough time for commercial breaks, of course).

11:54 am July 9, 2014

Anonymous wrote:

God it's only a game and to call Germans nazis is just ancient and uneducated. It's a sport, the German team did well, yes it hurts to see Brazilians in tears but Brazil is still better off than Jerusalem and Tel Aviv at the moment..

2:11 pm July 9, 2014

Anonymous wrote:

Nazis ? ok, they gave us all the comfort you have today, name it...and football is abou discipline, like any other sport. You can't beat germany at that !

Nazi Salute Gets Soccer Player Katidis Life Ban from National TeaM
German fans in blackface
A photograph of two German fans in black face at the Germany vs Ghana match sparked an online storm, with FIFA promising to investigate. Reports say that several German fans came to the match on June 21 in blackface.
Also during the match between Ghana and Germany, a man covered in Nazi markings—including an “HH” for “Heil HItler”—invaded the field, and evaded stewards. It fell to Ghanaian midfielder Sulley Muntari to remove him.

7:53 am July 10, 2014

John wrote:

Nice going Germany South Americans have over blown egos, Brazil deserved a thrashing! As for the references to "Nazis" the left wing trolls cannot contain their anger at the prospect of a European World Cup wwhich it will be as the only competition now is a third rate team winning by way of shootout!!!

8:44 am July 10, 2014

Priyanka Nair wrote:

Such a mind blowing performance by Germany - though I still remain a loyal Brazil fan I have developed more respect for Germany now. My friends in Brazil have been sharing awesome pictures of the live match with me on Photo4Tune - an awesome free chat app which has all the great qualities of whatsapp + snapchat + facebook without any of their annoying features. World cup on Photo4Tune - that's spells awesome for me You can download it from google play store for free.

8:59 am July 10, 2014

Gabi Sti wrote:

Watching the game: at 5:0 elation was replaced by a feeling of commiseration with the Brasilians. They had given all hope. There was no fight left in them, if there ever had been one.

10:17 am July 10, 2014

ashamed wrote:

feel ashamed the whole BRAZILIAN team was a setup the team was dependent on ONLY neymar.

10:31 am July 10, 2014

Nymano wrote:

Why are people falling for this Panzer-Image so easily ?!! Brazil was weak, but a 7:1..pleeease.. It was a fixed game, even San Marino did better ! Ever wondered why Angela Merkel seeks FIFA Boss Joseph Blatter for regular smalltalks while sitting nix to him on the tribune ? Or why she's the only politician taking selfies with players. This is NOT politically neutral ! Where do you think are this tournament's big Investors from, who makes the biggest profits ? We all know Merkel favours banks a lot. Germany's. economy is growing stronger, while it's average citizens, especially the socially disadvantaged, are left to decay, that's it.
Germany has to win this world cup, at all costs - that's Merkel's/Blatter's masterplan . And there is evidence: Blatter secretly visited the match between Italy and Uruguay, but was caught on Camera. He wanted to be sure that his referee, ironically known as "Dracula", and Suarez, would throw the Italians aka "Deutschland"-Killer out of the tournament.
Nevertheless, Respect to the German team, they're awesome players....and hopefully do not know, what's going on behind the FIFA curtain..

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